Matawan man charged in N.Y. Giants football ticket scam

FREEHOLD – A Matawan man is charged with selling the rights to more than two dozen season tickets seats for the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium, and investigators believe he posed as an official representative of the team, according to the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office.

John N. Gorman, 47, was arrested last week by detectives from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office with the assistance of the Aberdeen Police Department and charged with second-degree theft by deception. Gorman was released after posting $50,000 bail, as set by Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Francis P. Vernoia.

If convicted, Gorman faces a maximum potential state prison term of 10 years, according to Charles Webster, a spokesman for the Prosecutor’s Office.

An investigation by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, revealed Gorman stole more than $75,000 from numerous victims in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut from Nov. 9, 2008, through July 31, 2010, Webster said.

Gorman, as a season ticket holder for the New York Giants, fraudulently represented he had Personal Seat Licenses (PSL) for sale. A PSL is a one-time fee that provides a license to people for the subsequent purchase of season tickets. The PSL was set up by Giants Stadium LLC to coincide with the opening of MetLife Stadium in 2010. Information pertaining to the PSL program was sent out to season ticket holders, Webster said.

Gorman told victims that he possessed 28 PSLs. In some instances, Gorman also misrepresented himself as the ticketing manager for the New York Giants. The victims paid Gorman in full and never received their seats for the 2010 football season, Webster said.

Anyone with information about Gorman concerning the purchase of PSLs is urged to call the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office at 800-533-7443.

Stephanie Loder: 732-456-2159

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